-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies (Order Asterales)

-Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)

-Subfamily Asteroideae

-Tribe Millerieae

-Subtribe Melampodiinae

-Genus Melampodium

-Melampodium perfoliatum

Members of the sunflower family, these are rugged plants native to the tropical to subtropical regions. Most species can be found in Mexico. Plants have bundant white or pale yellow daisy flowers with yellow eyes.